Getting Interesting
It's been forever since the blog was active. Actually, there is a good
reason for the darkness, but that will be coming news in a few days.
While this writer has been busy learning markup languages, the Cubs
have actually gotten smoking hot. And how they've done so has been
rather shocking.
Despite subtracting from their offense via the deletion of Michael
Barrett, the offense has improved. Over the last fifteen games, median
runs scored is 5. That's up a full run from their season median of 4.
The pitching has also been spectacular. Median runs allowed is a
obscene 2. This means that, in 53% of the Cubs last 15 games, the
opponent has scored two or fewer runs. Hard to lose when a team is
doing that.
Piniella to the clubhouse, Hendry to the doghouse! All this has
translated into a team that is over .500 and is actually challenging a
Brewer team that is young, but extremely talented. How did a team that
was left for dead in May recover in six weeks? Simple.
Lou Piniella said to Jim Hendry, "You're fired."
Remember that closed door meeting with Lou, Jim, and John McDonough?
It certainly seems like Lou said, "Get rid of these guys or I'll start
blabbing to the press that you guys are morons. See, I've got a three
year contract compared to your two (Hendry) and your 'interim'
thingy."
So, out goes Barrett. Jacque Jones couldn't be less popular than an
sun lamp in Palm Springs. Cesar Izturis and his gold glove were
transmuted into lead. Scott Eyre was given a mop needing the Scooter
Libby treatment to get off the bench.
Lou has said that crappy play will not be allowed. If a guy can't
play, he'll try someone else until he finds a guy who can.
Bravo. Instead of the Dusty Baker, "I need my horses" crap, we get the
desire for change. We get rid of, "keep the faith" and get "baseball
by scientific method."
There are still a lot of reasons why this team will likely not win any
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